Monba

2012 Fee: $4,000 L/F $3,000 for mares foaling in Pennsylvania

• No Mr. Prospector or Northern Dancer in his pedigree, yet he is from one of Hal Price Headley’s great families – beautifully and thoughtfully bred - tons of La Troienne and he is tail female Alcibiades!
• Won first start on poly, won 2nd start on dirt (defeating eventual G1W Macho Uno & G2W Isabull), ran a very good 4th in 3rd start, the G1 Cashcall Futurity galloping out past everyone else
• Won Grade 1 Bluegrass, Defeating eventual Graded stakes horses Visionaire, Pyro, Cool Coal Man, and Cowboy Cal
• Ran an excellent 4th in the G1 Santa Anita Handicap beaten only 1 ¾ lengths for it all by the great racehorse Einstein, and the only horse closing in the stretch.

From a sires family, Monba’s dam (Hamba) is a half to two sires, Secret Hello and Hadif. Hamba’s half sister Silent Account is the dam of sire Gold Case. Great stallions come from great families.